Devil May Cry 4 Is ‘Getting Pirated To Hell And Back’

Capcom admitted that Devil May Cry 4 US sales is underwhelming, but blamed it – as usual – on piracy.

"I'm not sure about how Capcom in general feels but It's not doing as well as I would like in the US at retail", said Capcom vice president of strategic planning Christian Svensson. "It's such a good version and it really deserves better sales. I know it's getting pirated to hell and back (it was up on torrents literally the day it shipped)."

To help boost the game's sales, Svensson suggested offering Devil May Cry 4 as a digital download but Capcom Japan refused.

"For the record ALL CEI developed titles will be distributed extremely widely via digital channels (not just Steam or Direct2Drive, but more than a dozen partners across more than 100 sites/portals for everything we do)"Il a ajouté "I've spent the last year building up that channel and I'm continuing to add partners even in advance of Age of Booty, MotoGP, Neopets, Dark Void and Flock shipping."